Car-coupling



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D. A. 85 EQH. BENEDICT.

Oar Coupling.

Paten ted June 21,1881.

am... A (5M UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL A. BENEDICT AND EBENEZER H. BENEDICT, OF BBA CEVILLE, OHIO.

CAR COUPLlNG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,099, dated June 21,1881.

Application filed February 9, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, DANIEL A. BENEDICT and EBENEZER H. BENEDIcT, ofBraceville, Trumbull County, Ohio, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Car-Couplings, of

. heads, the link being hinged on a horizontal pin in one of thedraw-heads.

The drawing represents the parts of two connected draw-heads embodyingthe invention.

Figure 1 is a plan Fig. 2 is a hoiizontal section, Fig. 3 is a verticalsection, of the draw-heads, and representing the link with its headraised and disconnected from the barbed springs.

The draw-heads b b are similar. They are connected by the arrowheadedlink a, one end of which is hinged on pin 12 in draw-head b. Thedraw-head is open at the top and contains springs c c, which areconnected together at the rear end, and are provided at the front; endith barbs s 8. Link a is hinged on the horizontal pin a, which extendsloosely through springs c 0. Springs 0 c are hinged on the horizontalpin 0, which extends through the drawhead. The draw-heads are to beattached to cars in the ordinary manner. Link a, may be hinged tosprings c c in either draw-head,and is supported horizontally'or nearlyso on the bottom part of the draw-head.

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In the process of coupling cars the head of d link a enters the open endof draw-head b and forces apart its springs 0 ctill the head of the linkhas passed beyond the barbs s s of the springs. The barbs then closebehind the head of the link and retain it in draw-head b.

In uncoupling cars either the springs c c in diaw-head b should beraised above link a by turning them on pin 6 by means of handle 2'attached to the springs, or link a should be raised above the springs byturning it on its pin a by means of handle 11.

In coupling a locomotive provided with an arrow-headed link to adraw-head containing inglink a, the linka should be lifted,as shown inFig. 3, to allow the link on the locomotive to be connected with thebarbed springs c c in the draw-head.

In unhinging link a, or changing it from one draw-head to another,springs c 0 should be lifted to a perpendicular position, therebyraising pin n above the top of the draw-head, so that it may be removed.

We claim as our invention- In a car-coupling, the draw-head b, having anopen top, and provided with barbed springs 0 c, hinged on a horizontalpin, 0, in combination with an arrow-headed link a, hinged to springs cc on the horizontal pin a, substantially as described.

DANIEL A. BENEDICT. EBENEZER H. BENEDICT.

Witnesses BRADFORD HOWLAND J. W. HOLOOMB.

